“But if it doesn’t change the world it’s not worth doing” Hogwash.

November 10, 2023 by Joshua
in Blog

If you think anything anyone does has to scale to solve problems globally, you’re lying to yourself.

I propose a couple more effective ways to approach what you do.

One way: Imagine that no matter what, nothing you do will influence anyone else. Now what should you do?

A second way: How does this view make any less sense? “I had a dream I was in 1850 Alabama owning slaves. I thought to free them, but realized it wouldn’t change the system, so I didn’t, and didn’t free them. I whipped them instead.”

Logically, it’s the same. It’s stopping harming people. In both cases, living with integrity helps you learn and lead others.

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